Full Text of SR0447 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Susan Marilyn (Strom) Mogerman of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on July 14, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Susan Mogerman was born in Chicago to David H. | 6 | | Strom and Sylvia Abelson Strom on June 11, 1945; she attended | 7 | | South Shore High School in Chicago, where she was active in the | 8 | | arts and dramatics; her artistic talents were recognized with | 9 | | a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago; she attended | 10 | | the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri's | 11 | | School of Journalism; she married Jay Mogerman in Chicago on | 12 | | July 6, 1967; they moved to Springfield in 1970; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Susan Mogerman was among the young journalists | 14 | | who started The Illinois Times weekly newspaper; shortly | 15 | | thereafter, she was appointed to Governor Jim Thompson's Press | 16 | | Office, which began a long career of public service with the | 17 | | State of Illinois; she served as the director of the Illinois | 18 | | Historic Preservation Agency for more than a decade, where she | 19 | | was long involved in planning and developing the Abraham | 20 | | Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; she directed Downtown | 21 | | Springfield, Inc. before becoming the chief operating officer | 22 | | of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, | 23 | | helping to build and open the facility; she also helped |
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| 1 | | establish the foundation's Lincoln Leadership Prize, which has | 2 | | been presented to such luminaries as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, | 3 | | Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and astronaut Jim | 4 | | Lovell; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Susan Mogerman was a member of Congregation | 6 | | Temple Israel in Springfield, the synagogue's Sisterhood, and | 7 | | Hadassah; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Susan Mogerman was preceded in death by her | 9 | | parents and her brother, Dr. Terry Strom; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Susan Mogerman is survived by her husband, Jay; | 11 | | her sons, Josh Mogerman (Jo-Elle) and Rob Mogerman; her | 12 | | grandson, Isaiah; her brother, Michael; and a bevy of cousins, | 13 | | nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Susan Marilyn (Strom) Mogerman and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | her; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Susan Mogerman as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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